The Bozeman weekly chronicle., 1887-02-23
. MONTANA LEGISLATURE.
Routine Business up to The Hour OF
Going to Press.


Going to Press.
The Council.
TuEsDAY FEB. 15.-Waters presented a
petition from citizens of Dawson county
protesting against the passage Of high
license laws.
Kennedy presented protest from citi-
zens of Missoula against the passage of
the registration bill.
G. B. No. 18-Regulating fees Of asses
sors coming upon special order, Collins
moved to amend by making the fees one
mill on the dollar for the first 81 100000
of assessed property, one-half mill on the
second million, one third mill on the
third million, one-fourth mill on the
fourth million, one-fifth mill on the fifth
million, ,one-sixth mill on the sixth mil
lion, and one-eighth mill on all mounts
above $8,OO0,0OO. The amendment was
adopted and the bill referred to the en-
grossment committee.
G. B. No. 12-The estray law, was pass
ed by vote Of 10 to 0, Richards and
Pardee being absent.
H. B. No. .44-Allowing regular sessions
of county commissioners to continue ten
days, was read first and second times and
referred to committee on towns and coun.
ties.
H. B. No. 64--Being the compilation
ofgeneral laws was read by title first and
second times and referred to the Judiciary
committee.
G. B. No. 21-The arbitration bill, pass
ed by a vote to l, Batchelder voting in
the negative, Rlckafds and Pardee
absent.
G. B. No. 11-Punishing the making
and using of false pedigrees, of stock, was
passed by vote of 10 too.
H. b. No. Swallowing deputies, at
public expense to county treasurers. was
read first and second times and placed
on general orders. In the committee H.
B. No. 81, providing that county treas
urers and assessors shall be allowed q
deputy at public expense was amended
by striking out the assessors entirely and
prescribing that in counties having an
assessed valuation of 81 ,OOO, 900 or more,
the treasurer should be allowed deputy
at not to exceed 500 a month.
WEDNESDAY, FEB. 18.-Waters gave
notice of a bill to provide for the levy
and collection of taxes on railroad pro-
perty.
Richards gave notice ofa bill relating
to solicitors, meaning persons who can
vas for subscription for magazines, etc.,
taking pay in advance.
G. B. No. 1s-Regulating assessors fees,
was passed by vote 10 to l, Richards
voting in the negative.
THURSDAY, FEB. 7.-Sutherlin present.
ed a petition from the citizens nf Fergus
county for the repeal of the act for the
better protection of live stock, which was
referred to the committee on grazing and
stockgrowing.
Holiday presented a petition from the
citizens of Gallatin county against the
passage of any high liquor license law.
H.J. M. No. s, asking congress to give
the territory part ofthe TT. Ellis military
reservation, including the buildings, for
use as an insane asylum, was read first
time and on motion of Kennedy its
further consideration was postponed.
The request Of the houes for a joint
committee on G. ]. M. No. /, asking con-
gress for an appropriation of $500, 600 for
the improvement Of the Yellowstone
Park. was acceded to, Holiday and
Waters were appointed On the part Of
the council r-------.i ,.--s=--.-74 -..,.,.-,.
H. B. No. 81, as amended in the council
providing for deputy county treasprers in
counties having an assessed valuation of
81 900 900 or over, was passed by q vote
of II to 0, Pardee being sbrent.
G. B. No. 9. repeating the prohibition
against corporations holding over, $40
acres of land, once defeated and then re-
considered, was again read a third time
and received, majority vote.
Collins, by request. moved to recon-
sider the vote by which u. ]. M. No. 8,
asking congress- for the TT. Ellis military
reserTation' was indefinitely postponed.
Inc motion was carried, and the clerk
was instructed TO recall the memorial
from the house.
THE coMMITrEE.
Q. B. No. 25--The penitentiary bill, was
amended in various ways and discussed
and finally recommended for passage as
amended. The bill now provides that
the governor, auditor and treasurer shall
constitute a commission to prepare plans
for $l5O.OO0. penitentiary and make
contract with Messrs. King & Ash for
the construction Of the penitenitary in
accordance with their proposals. King
& Ash are to have the care and custody
of the prisoners for ten years at seventy.
five'cents day for each prisoner, with
the privilege of working them. The
governor is to appoint warden at $3.50
per month to be confirmed by the coun-